12/8

Tomorrow, all athletes will meet at woodman immediately after school and practice will begin at 1:30pm. The schedule for the season as well as the most up to date roster has been posted; if your name is not on the roster, please send an email to runningmounties@gmail.com so we can let you know why and what needs to be done to be cleared. We will have a parent meeting via zoom next week so please keep an eye on the blog for more information. In the mean time parents and athletes please look over the team policy and gain a full understanding of it as we approach the season ahead.

December 4th

As stated today athletes will have the weekend off; that being said we ask that you use the time wisely. Catch up on homework, rest and recover; practice will resume on Monday after school. Please remember that if you come in contact with or have a positive covid case you will need to follow the districts guidelines and quarantine. 

General Info.

The PE OPT out form is posted to the right, upper class-men looking to opt out must turn this in to Coach Washington tomorrow before practice begins. If you do not turn this form in you will not be able to opt out of gym. Athletes please make sure you bring water, masks and layers everyday... also, make sure athletes and parents both read the team policies linked to the right.

Day One

We hope you all had an amazing thanksgiving and enjoyed the time with friends and family. Tomorrow will be the first day of practice, as stipulated at the last team meeting we will meet at Woodman field every day unless the temperature is under 40 degrees. Athletes should be at the field by 2:45, we will go over the roster, locker rooms, team guidelines and of course workout. All freshman and JV parents should be on hand (or have rides coordinated) to pick up athletes at 4:45. 

The first two weeks will be a tryout period for all levels (freshman, jv and varsity), athletes should come prepared tomorrow with layers, hats, gloves and of course bottled water. If you traveled for the holiday please see the district guidelines below and we also ask that all families (this means athletes and parents) read the team policies and procedures linked to the right. We look forward to the season ahead and ask that athletes and parents check the blog frequently. Also, you can find us other at Running Mounties on all forms of social media (FB, IG and Twitter). The schedule for the season will be up before the end of this coming week.

Unvaccinated; Unvaccinated staff and students must continue to follow the CDC Guidelines which require 10 days of quarantine without testing or 7 days of quarantine with a negative test taken on days 3-5 after travel.

Fully Vaccinated; For those who are vaccinated, NJ residents returning home after travel do not need to be quarantined but should still follow travel guidance from the CDC, NJDOH, and all local health and safety protocols. Individuals should test 3-5 days and monitor for symptoms after travel.

Workouts

Please see preseason workouts link to the right for this weeks workouts. Once we receive a roster it will be posted on the blog with information for the first week of practice, which begins Monday November 29th.

Preseason

Thank you to all the athletes who were able to attend yesterdays meeting after school, for those unable to attend please see information below.

The first official day of practice: Nov. 29th at Woodman field 3pm dressed and ready to workout. The first two weeks of practice are a tryout period.

Today and Saturday all athletes should go for a 20min run or 45 minute bike ride

Friday athletes should do the circuit listed below and workouts for next week will be posted here this weekend.

Warm-Up: 3 sets of jumping jacks for one minute. Thirty seconds rest between sets

Workout:

Circuit 1: Perform 5 reps of each movement with no rest between exercises. Complete all six exercises to finish one round. Do 3 rounds total, with one minute rest between rounds.

1. Squat

2. Push up

3. Leg raises

4. Push up

5. Squat

6. Leg raises

Circuit 2: Perform each move for 60 seconds, resting 15 seconds between each one. Complete all five exercises to finish one round. Do 3 rounds total. 

1. Squats

2. Crunches

3. Front plank

4. Side plank

Important Information

Just a reminder; tomorrow the impact test for winter track will take place. All freshman, juniors and athletes who have never done a sport at MHS need to have this done to be cleared for the first day of practice. They will be held in room 112 in the main building and our time slot is 4pm, please remember to have your signed permission slip on hand or you will not be admitted.

For all athletes signed up for and interested in winter track there will be a mandatory team meeting on Wednesday at 3pm at woodman field. We will meet on the visiting side bleachers. Parents please keep an eye out as we will be posting here and in the announcements in regards to a parent meeting that will take place via zoom early next week.